Carlos Trujillo (born February 25, 1983) is an American lobbyist and government affairs professional who previously served as

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. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served four terms in the

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from 2010 until his appointment as ambassador. In March 2020, President

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announced his intent to nominate Trujillo to be the next

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and a member of the board of directors of the

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for his assistant secretary nomination. Consideration of his board membership nomination stalled in committee. On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the

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History

Trujillo was born on Long Island in

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and moved to the state of

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in 1988. He attended

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, graduating with a degree in business administration in 2004, and then the

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, receiving his

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in 2007. Following graduation, he served as an assistant state attorney for the

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, primarily dealing with felony prosecutions. He then started his own legal practice, Trujillo Vargas LLC which has now evolved to Trujillo Vargas Gonzalez Hevia LLP.

Florida House of Representatives

When incumbent

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Marcelo Llorente was unable to seek re-election in 2010 due to term limits, Trujillo ran to succeed him in the 116th District, which included

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and

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, suburbs of

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in central

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. He faced former

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primary, and he emerged narrowly victorious with 34% of the vote. Trujillo advanced to the general election, where he encountered only write-in opposition, winning with 97% of the vote. In 2012, following the reconfiguration of state legislative districts, Trujillo ran for re-election in the 105th District, which contained territory that was radically different from what he had previously represented in the 116th District. Trujillo kept some of the precincts that he had represented in the

suburbs, and expanded to include vast amounts of rural

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and

, stretching from Doral to

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. He was challenged in the

primary by Paul Crespo, who presented a serious challenge. Trujillo racked up the endorsements of former Governor

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and the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and ended up defeating Crespo with 56% of the vote. He advanced to the general election, where he once again encountered only write-in opposition, and won his second term with nearly 100% of the vote. In February 2018, he voted against a motion to consider an assault weapon ban.

United States ambassador to the OAS

In October 2017, Trujillo was chosen by President

to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States. Trujillo was confirmed by the

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by a voice vote on March 22, 2018, and resigned from the Florida House the following day. He presented his credentials to OAS Secretary General

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on April 5.

References

External links

Florida House of Representatives – Carlos Trujillo
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